Old Working, Surrey: Richard Joseph, (1999). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 644 pages. Thirteenth edition. Includes speciality and alphabetically arranged indexes. READ MORE about SHEPPARD'S BOOK DEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUARIAN A
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Old Working, Surrey: Richard Joseph, (1990). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 343 pages. Eleventh edition. Includes speciality and alphabetically arranged indexes. READ MORE about SHEPPARD'S BOOKDEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUARIAN AN
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Boston: Boston Authors Club, 1913. 12mo. quarter cloth, leather spine label. 22 pages. Contains a bibliography of the authors and their books, followed by the club's constitution. Bookplate of the Author's Club on the free endpaper. READ MORE about YEAR BOOK OF THE BOSTON CLUB INCLUDING CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS AND...
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2 volumes
Boston: Published by the Trustees, 1898-99. 8vo. quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. xii,176 pages; xii,164 pages. 2 volumes. Annual list of books added to the Boston Public Library, selected from the monthly bulletins, Vol. 1, 1896-97, Vol. 2, 1897-98, with a synopsis of classification. Over ten thousand titles were selected from more than fifteen thousand listed in the bulletins, the proportion of books in the fine arts being the largest. Ex-library copy from the..... READ MORE about ANNUAL LIST OF NEW AND IMPORTANT BOOKS ADDED TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
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N.P. The Boston University Libraries, 1981. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 83+(1) pages. A description of the special collections at Boston University, with an introduction by Howard B. Gotlieb, Director of Special Collections. Many of the collections are described, well-illustrated by facsimiles of title pages, covers, manuscripts and more. A complete list of the more than 700 collections, including those concerning Ivor Brown, H.G. Wells and Langston Hughes, is included. Ink ownership inscription. READ MORE about SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1989. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxi, 122 pages. Published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. Gives a 300 year history of the settlement and relationship of the French in the Western Hemisphere. With a descriptive bibliography of the 133 rare books from the Library's exhibition. Illustrated. READ MORE about LES NOUVELLES FRANCES, FRANCE IN AMERICA, 1500-1815, AN IMPERIAL PERSPECTIVE
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929. small 8vo. cloth. 62 pages. Reprint of the 1928 edition. A summary of how English and American publishers designated a first edition on books they published for different time periods. Spine faded; wear along hinges. Bookplate. READ MORE about FIRST EDITIONS OF TO-DAY AND HOW TO TELL THEM
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Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1974. square 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages. Printed in an edition of 750 copies. A exhibition and keepsake which was part of a tribute from the University and his colleagues offered to Fredson Bowers on the eve of his graduation to emeritus activities after 37 years of teaching. Includes an Academic Chronology, a collection of photographs of his life and two title pages of books he published. READ MORE about A KEEPSAKE TO HONOR FREDSON BOWERS
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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1985). 8vo. cloth. xxi, (iii), 140, (2) pages. No. 1 in the Annotated Bibliographies of Serials: A Subject Approach. Series foreword, preface, suggestions for using the book. Table of abstracts, indexes and databases. Detailed information about publications available for library scientists. Appendix lists titles not included. Indices of geography, publishers and classified titles. Biographical note of the compiler. READ MORE about LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE JOURNALS AND SERIALS: AN ANNOTATED GUIDE
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Princeton: Princeton University, 1950. 12mo. cloth-backed decorated boards, glassine dust jacket. xv pages. Limited to 750 copies. Some illustrations.Well preserved copy. READ MORE about JULIAN P. BOYD, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD COMPILED AND OFFERED BY HIS FRIENDS ON THE OCCASION OF...
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. 8vo. cloth. 360 pages. First edition. This is the first comprehensive bibliography on American author Kay Boyle. The political active Boyle was one of the so-called "Lost Generation" of American expatriate writers in Europe between the World Wars. She traveled in the literary circles of James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. She wrote fourteen novels, nine short-story collections, three children's books, five collections of poetry and two..... READ MORE about KAY BOYLE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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New York: The Compiler, 1917. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 37 pages. First edition, limited to only 51 numbered copies. Brackenridge was an 18th-century American writer of fiction. Ink stamp on front free endpaper stating "With compliments". Spine covering chipped with pieces of paper covering missing along hinge and at spine ends. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF HUGH HENRY BRACKENRIDGE PRIOR TO 1825
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Based upon material contained in the Wisconsin Historical Library
(Madison): Wisconsin History Commission, 1911. 8vo. paper-covered boards, title, author and publisher stamped on front board. ix, 42 pages. Based upon material contained in the Wisconsin Historical Library. (Besterman 6551). Wisconsin History Commission: Original Papers No. 5. 1500 copies printed. Bradley was Librarian and Assistant Superintendant of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Table of contents and list of officers of the WHC. Includes state publications, military organizations, general and regimental histories and miscellaneous materials. Index. Ex..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
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Based upon material contained in the Wisconsin Historical Library
(Madison): Wisconsin History Commission, 1911. 8vo. paper-covered boards, title, author and publisher stamped on front board. ix, 42 pages. Based upon material contained in the Wisconsin Historical Library. (Besterman 6551). Wisconsin History Commission: Original Papers No. 5. 1500 copies printed. Bradley was Librarian and Assistant Superintendant of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Table of contents and list of officers of the WHC. Includes state publications, military organizations, general and regimental histories and miscellaneous materials. Index. Ex..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1975). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 526 pages. Second edition of this classic. Expanded from the first edition and containing some listings not in the third edition. Minor chipping of jacket. Signed by the author on the half-title. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES, 1976-1977
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1975). thick 8vo. cloth. xxii, 526 pages. Second edition of this classic. Expanded from the first edition and containing some listings not in the third edition. Ownership label on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES, 1976-1977
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1978). thick 8vo. dust jacket. xviii, 590 pages. Third edition of this classic. Expanded from the Second edition and containing some listings not in the fourth edition. Jacket chipped with small tears. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES, 1978-1979
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1972). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 569 pages. First edition, later printing, of this classic. Lists over 15,000 British and American books with issue points, values, and other descriptive information. Jacket chipped and rubbed with tears. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1972). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 569 pages. First edition of this classic. Lists over 15,000 British and American books with issue points, values, and other descriptive information. Presentation from Bradley on half-title "Van Allen Bradley - for a great collector - Raymond Epstein, October, 1972." READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES
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New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 216 pages. First edition. Presentation from the author on the verso of the half-title. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) is widely regarded as one of the masters of design during the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts periods. His typographic and illustrative work pushed the boundaries of these fields into new directions. In addition, his re-introduction and..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE
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Service for the Blind Library of Congress
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1930. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 86 pages. Service for the Blind Library of Congress. Paper beginning to tan, wraps are lightly worn. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS IN BRAILLE-GRADE 1 1/2
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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191+(1) pages. Greenwood's Art Reference Collection, Number 1. Table of contents, preface, indices of authors and subjects, biographical sketch of the compiler. A bibliography. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH
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Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1979. 8vo. cloth. vii, 210 pages. First edition. Chapters on the Cambridge History of American Literature, the Literary History of the United States, the Bibliography of American Literature and with sections on "the Golden Years, 1960-1975" and various appendices.With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1920-1975
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Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1979. 8vo. cloth. vii, 210 pages. First edition. Chapters on the Cambridge History of American Literature, the Literary History of the United States, the Bibliography of American Literature and with sections on "the Golden Years, 1960-1975" and various appendices. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1920-1975
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Books in thirty-two oriental or unusual languages, many printed in exotic types 1504-1884
New York: Martin Breslauer, Inc., n.d. (circa 1980). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 35 + (1) pages. Books in thirty-two oriental or unusual languages, many printed in exotic types 1504-1884. 196 items are listed with some lovely black-and-white illustrations. There is an index to the languages and an index of principal printers. Mild wear. READ MORE about LIST XLV BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS ON BOOKS & BINDINGS CATALOGUES
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